Closet connection.



G. M. MOCLOSKBY.

CLOSET CONNECTION.

APPLIOATIDN rILBDAAUa. 1913.

1,106,726. Patented Aug. `11, 1914.

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G. M. MGCLOSKEY.

OLOSET CONNECTION.

APrLIoATIoN FILED AUG. e, 1913.

1,106,726. Patented Aug. 11,1914.

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Unire srariis ra'rN'r orme GEORGE IVI. IVIOCLOSKEY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLOSET CONNECTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application lefl August 6, 1913.

Patented Aug. l1, 1914.. Serial No. 783,358.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that l, Groen M. MoCLosKnY,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Brooklyn, `county of Kings, and State of New York,`

position and proper adjustment secured be? tween the base of the closet and the connec tion so that the said base may rest directly upon the tiling or floor, thus overcoming many of the objections incident to devices of this kind as ordinarily constructed.

Another' object of the invention is to `provide simple and ehicient means whereby a proper seal may be readily obtained between the connection and the closet base.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and eiiicient closet connec-l tion and means for holding the close-t base thereto in such a way that various horizontal as well as vertical adjustments may be secured. Y

A still further object of the invention is to provide a bend of cast iron or other metal having one end enlarged for connection to the closet base and which is adapted to have the waste of bath, washtub orgother connections made direct thereto aswell as have ing means serving as a vent connected to said bend.

lith these and other objects in View, the invention will be hereinafter more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In the drawings, Figure -1 is a longitudinal section through the connection showing a part of the closet with means f or fastening the base to the connection. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on `the line II-H of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view through the base of the closet, the latter being partly broken away, the section being.

is an enlarged fragmentary section showing a slightly different form of connection for the closet. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation of a part of one member of the connec- 1 taken on the line III- III of Fig. 1. Fig. 1l Y. v

tion shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a fragmen- ,Y

tary perspective view of a part of the detachable flange or base of the adjustable member of the connection shown in Fig. 4; and Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary section showing another slightly different form of adjustable member.

The main member or bend 1() is usually made of cast iron though it may be made of other metal or material and has a horizontally extending part 11 and an enlarged vertical part or head 12. The horizontally extending part 11 is connected to the waste pipe and ordinarily inclines slightly in order that the waste may readily How therefrom.

At the enlarged part 12 of the member 10l are openings 13 located on opposite sides thereof to either one of which the usual vent pipe may be connected, the other opening 13 -being closed by a plug or otherwise as desired. At the upper part of the enlarged part or head 12 is an annular flange 1&1

which may be formed integral with the head 12. An adjustable tubular member 15 extends within the head 12 below the flange 14.

This member 15 is substantially cylindrical` in form andinay taper slightly and at the upper edge thereof is provided with a flange or part 16. A holding member 17 has an inwardly extending flange 18 which is adapted to be held under the flange 16 and said holding member 17 is adapted to lit loosely about the member 15 so that it may be rotated and adjusted horizontally. The member 17 is annular in form and is provided with two open ended slotted lugs 19 cut away underneath the same to receive the heads 20 of bolts 21. The bolts 21 have their stern portions or bodies passing through the slots of the lugs 19 and the said bolts are adapted to pass through openingsV 22 in the base 23 of the closet. On each bolt is a nut 24C and a washer if preferred, and by means of the bolts and nuts the closet base may be rigidly held to the annular holding member 17, the said base being pro-l vided with the usual downwardly extending flange 2G which may extend within the adjustable member 15.

It will be evident that the member 15 may be raised or lowered relatively to the head 12 to properlyi'position the flange 16 or upthe chamber formed between the head 12l and the adjustable member 15 above the 15 flange 111 of said head and above the oakum` may be lead which may form a lead joint in the usual way, or instead of the packing de- 1 scribed, or any other means may be provided. It will be evident alsothat by rea-v son of the holding member 17 being rotatably held on the member 15, the said holding member may be adjusted horizontally to position the same to correspond to the position of the openings 22 in the closet` base so that 25 the base of the closet may be positioned at any desired angle with respect to the position ofthe member 10. In setting the closet, plaster or paraffin or any other medium may be employed within the chamber 29 under Vthe base in the usual way.` By having the'` member 15 and the means held to the closet base adjustable, theroughing `may be done at one time and the setting of the closet at another, and in all cases the base of the closet may be madeV to rest directly;`

` upon the tiling lorl flooring so that a muchy neater and better job is accomplished withV much less labor than by the means ordinar-v i ily employed.

The horizontal part ofthe member 10 may be provided with one or more openings 30 to' which may be connected the waste pipes'` fromthe bathtub, washtubs and the like,- thus utilizing the connection not only as a' connection for the closet but also for otherv purposes. I v In Fig. 4, the construction is substantially the same as already described except that the head 12 of the main member is made without the annular flange 14 and a detachable flange or part 31 is held to the lower edge of the adjustable member 82 which otherwise corresponds inconstruction substantially tov the -adjustable member 15 of Figs. 1 to 3. The holding member 17 is first slipped over the body of the member 32 and the flange or part 31 is then held toi thelower'end ofsaid member 32 and serves to support the packing or sealing means employed to form a seal between said membern 32 and the head 12 of the main member or bend 10. The part 31 annular in form and substantially L-shaped in cross-section. The horizontally extending flange, Fig. G', is cut away in' part to form a plurality of The packing and sealnotches entering each of which is a cam edge 34 which tapers from one side of the slot to the thickness of the flange.` On the adjustable member 32 at the lower edge thereof, Fig. 5, are lugs 35 and 36. The 70 lugs 35 are spaced above the lugs 35 to provide a space between the same, and one lug is located to theV side of the other lug and said lugs are arranged in pairs. There are as many pairs of lugs 35 and 36 as there are 75 slots 33 in the detachable flange member A31, there being usually four of such slots. It will be apparent that the flange may be passed beyond the lugs 35 by causing the slo-ts of the member 31 to register there-` 3Q with and by givinga partial slight rotary movement, the flange maybe locked between the lugs as the solid part of the horizontal 'fiangewill extend over the solidV part of the lugs 35 and the cam action of the parts 34 35 engaging the under part of the lugs 36 will force the said flange into locking engagement with the lugs 35so as to hold the same thereto but in such a way that by reversing the operation described, the said flange may be detached. The flange V31 thus takes the place of the flange 14 of Figs. 1 and 2 and serves to support the packing, as oakum 37, when forced between the adjustable member 32 and the inner surface of the head 12. g5 rIhe .oakum serves to form a seal and above the oakum may be provided a lead joint 38 which may be supported by the oakum in the usual way. The holding member may be 'f secured to the. closet base as already `de- 100 scribed, and it will be evident that by the separable adjustable member 32V and the holding member both'vertical and horizontal adjustments may be secured.

Fig. 7shows a construction substantially the same as in Figs. 1 to 8, and differs therefrom mainlyin that there'is a seal formed between a pendent fiangeof the closet-base and the adjustable member. The `main member 10 and the adjustable member as well as the holding member are constructed and held to each other and to the base as in Figs. 1fand12. *The* adjustable member 39 of Fig. 7 has an internal flange 410 and Von this flange is adapted to rest an L-shaped annular memberlll. v 'Ihis memberfmay be of metal though ordinarily I construct the same of pasteboard or paper. The vertical flange 42 ofthe member l1 may be of thin` paper whilethe base or horizontal part of the member 4-2 may be of pasteboard. The

member 411 has its base 42 resting normally on the flange 40 of the .adjustable member and serves as a mold to hold paraffin 1.1.3 or other sealing material. ri`he closet base has a pendent flange 44- which is adapted toenter thechamber formed by the annular member l,t1 and vbe inserted or embedded in the paraffin 43, or other sealing medium,"

thus forming a seal -at this. point. The base 130 `a Simple and eilicient connection for water closets is provided; that said connection is so constructed that it serves as a waste or vent for the closet and as a connection for the waste of bath, washtubs or the like; that the connection is so constructed that the roughing may be accomplished at any time and the closet set properly without Adifiiculty later on; that the construction is such that skilled mechanics are not necessary to set the closet; that both vertical and horizontal adjustments may be secured; and

.that a very neat connection is provided so that the closet base may at all times be made to rest upon the tiling or iioorin.

Having thus describedV my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:-

l. The combination with a metal bend, of a tubular member adjustable axially with respect to said bend without turning` and having an outwardly projecting Hangs, seal* ing means between the bend and adjustable member, the upper surface of said sealing means being flush with the upper surface oi' said i'loor, and an annular holding member engaging the upper surface of said sealing means and having,` an inwardly extending flange engaging below the flange on the adjustable member, and means for securing said holdingl member to a closet base.

2. yThe combination with a metal bend to fit in an opening in a floor, of a tubular member adjustable axially within the bend, an annular holding menlber rotatably Connected to the tubular member, a closet having' a base to rest upon the floor, means for securing the holding member to the base of the closet, and sealing means arranged below and in contact with the holding1 member and between the tubular member and end of the bend.

This specification signed and witnessed this 5th day of August A. D. 1913.

GEORGE M. MCCLUSK LY.

Witnesses:

PATRICK J. KEEGAN, LESTER C. TAYLOR.

Copies of this patent may be 4obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 1). C. 

